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Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

How to kid-proof your iPhone or iPad

How to kid-proof your iPhone or iPad

Before you hand your little one your iPhone or iPad, make sure you set up parental controls. Here's how to kid-proof your iPhone or iPad.

Today's Parent

How to kid-proof your Android phone or tablet

How to kid-proof your Android phone or tablet

Before you hand your little one your device, make sure you set up parental controls. Here’s how to kid-proof your Android phone or tablet.

Alyssa Ashton

The Elf on the Shelf is real! And he's duck taped to a wall in Moncton

The Elf on the Shelf is real! And he's duck taped to a wall in Moncton

This dad is taking Elf on the Shelf to a whole new level.

Davina Sinnatamby

8 easy potluck recipes

8 easy potluck recipes

Got a potluck to attend? We've got easy and delicious recipes that will totally impress the guests.

Eshun Mott

Mark Messier: Supporting hockey families with The First Shift

Mark Messier: Supporting hockey families with The First Shift

Former NHL star Mark Messier and his sister Mary-Kay chat with Today’s Parent about how they assist hockey families with The First Shift initiative.

Laura Grande

Which Canadian city has the most expensive daycare? The winner is...

Which Canadian city has the most expensive daycare? The winner is...

A new report tells us what many parents already know: daycare is expensive, competitive and unregulated, and fees are on the rise.

Ariel Brewster

YouTube Canada reveals their top educational family videos of 2015

YouTube Canada reveals their top educational family videos of 2015

There's more to YouTube than Frozen videos. Kids can learn their colours, letters and nursery rhymes, too!

Davina Sinnatamby

Easy five-minute holiday hair

Easy five-minute holiday hair

Need ideas for holiday hair? Try this super-speedy twisted updo from Michelle Oliver, Schwarzkopf Professional essential looks artist and technical advisor.

Erin Finlayson

Yes, my daughter is having risky elective surgery

Yes, my daughter is having risky elective surgery

"There are moments where I get angry, upset and resentful that we even had to make this decision in the first place. It doesn’t seem fair."

Anchel Krishna

What Christmas is like when your kid has special needs

What Christmas is like when your kid has special needs

"Brennen can’t write a letter to Santa. He can’t tell me what he hopes to find under the tree on Christmas morning. He can’t unwrap his own gifts."

Julie Brocklehurst

14 must-have first books for babies

14 must-have first books for babies

Build your little one's library with these timeless first books for babies.

Emily Piccinin

Science says picky eaters aren’t a thing—parents everywhere scoff

Science says picky eaters aren’t a thing—parents everywhere scoff

A new book says picky eating is a learned behaviour—and that it’s all your fault.

Jennifer Pinarski

5 ways for stepfamilies to keep their sanity over the holidays

5 ways for stepfamilies to keep their sanity over the holidays

Something as simple as a gift with good intentions has the potential to create hurt feelings, misunderstandings.

Jackie Gillard

4 tips for healthy postpartum weight loss

4 tips for healthy postpartum weight loss

Your guide to healthy postpartum weight loss.

Keltie Thomas

#ThisIsMyLife: Mom Cave

#ThisIsMyLife: Mom Cave

Mom Cave: Where you can lock out the rest of the world and indulge in womanly necessities like soap operas, wine and Ryan Gosling.

Leah Rumack

Should kids write thank-you cards for holiday gifts?

Should kids write thank-you cards for holiday gifts?

Two parents discuss whether holiday thank-you cards are a sweet gesture or a waste of time.

Sasha Emmons

Sleep Solutions For All Ages

Sleep Solutions For All Ages

Learn how anxiety may be behind your child’s sleep problems and get age-by-age strategies to help your little one (and you) drift off.

Mary Vallis

Nostalgia is a frenemy when you're a parent

Nostalgia is a frenemy when you're a parent

"I did not know that there would be a tiny hint of sadness in every year that passes."

Katie Dupuis

5 parenting lessons from Anne of Green Gables

5 parenting lessons from Anne of Green Gables

"1. Even the most spirited kids have good hearts."

Jennifer Pinarski

I still need my big kid to believe in Santa

I still need my big kid to believe in Santa

For some parents, when kids question the existence of Santa, it can signal an end to childhood.

Jennifer Pinarski